The Wish Plant

"The Wish Plant"
Production information
Series	Ewoks
Season	Two
Episode	2
Production No.	202
Air date	September 13, 1986
Run time	11 minutes
Director(s)	Dale Schott
Writer(s)	Bob Carrau
Episode chronology
Timeline	3 ABY
Previous episode	"The Crystal Cloak"
Next episode	"Home is Where the Shrieks Are"

"The Wish Plant" is the second episode of the second season of Ewoks. Written by Bob Carrau and directed by Dale Schott, the episode originally aired on ABC on September 13, 1986.

Plot summary

The gift

Baga, Kneesaa and the wish plant

Kneesaa is not having very good luck with her gardening. Despite her pleading, her last surviving flower dies. Kneesaa worries that the village will never trust her to take care of the Soul Trees. Wicket, Latara, and Teebo visit her, but they aren't very encouraging.

In despair, Kneesaa heads to the edge of the garden with her pet bordok Baga. Shortly later the Leaf Queen arrives in a sudden swirling wind. She asks Kneesaa to take care of a special plant for her. Kneesaa tells her that all the plants she's taken care of have died, but the Queen says to give it "lots of love" and she will do fine. The Queen vows to return for the plant in three suns' time, and with another swirling wind, she vanishes.

Greed and desire

Kneesaa and the wish plant

The other Ewoks tease Kneesaa about the plant. Wicket causes her to spook Baga, causing him to run off, pulling the wagon carrying the plant—and now Kneesaa—along with him. They finally crash in a pit of mud. Kneesaa wishes for something to help clean her up, and the plant magically gives her a brush. Then she wishes for something pretty to wear, and the plant gives her a bow, which she puts on Baga's head.

Teebo figures that what she has is a wish plant. Then Latara decides that she wouldn't mind having a wish plant for herself. Later, Latara decides to takes the plant from Kneesaa's hut. Returning to her hut, she wishes for something to make her more beautiful than she is now. The wish plant gives her a hideous mask, prompting her to threaten to uproot it. The wish plant gives Latara a nice outfit with jewellery.

Before she can make another wish, the same greed grabs hold of Wicket. Returning to his hut, Wicket wishes for something to help him get his Belt of Honor. However, the wish plant spits out two heavy weights, which hurt his feet. Wicket makes a second demand and the wish plants gives him a "do-it yourself" warrior kit. Wicket is pleased and dresses up as a warrior.

Succumbing to greed, Teebo also steals the wish plant. Sensing that the plant is looking wilted, Teebo asks for some magic powders. The plant gives him powders which cause him to slip on the wooden walkway. Latara catches the plant's pot but Wicket grabs it. Teebo is knocked down in the process and the three Ewoks fight for it. By the time Kneesaa gets it back, the plant is wilted from being all used up. Wicket opines it doesn't look so bad but the plant drops its remaining leave.

Crisis

When the Queen comes back for plant, Wicket fibs that the plant is sleeping because Kneesaa has been giving it naps. The Queen warns them that she turned the last creature who harmed her plants into leaves. The Queen tells them that she will return before the sun goes down. Kneesaa fears being turned into a pile of leaves while Latara fears becoming a friend to a "pile of leaves."

So Wicket set out to try to find another wish plant. Baga spots a similar looked leafy plant, which Wicket uproots. However, the plant proves difficult to pull out. In the meantime, Teebo tries to heal the plant with a magic spell but as usual it doesn't turn out quite right. The spell instead causes Latara's wreath to sprout new leaves.

Back in the forest, Wicket obtains another plant from a hill but draws the wrath of an insect which spits out stingers. A distraught Kneesaa tends to the plant in a cradle. Wicket returns having not had any luck either. Latara realizes that Wicket has failed while Teebo admits he doesn't have a potion. As the Leaf Queen arrives outside, Kneesaa cries over the plant as she apologizes to it.

Rejuvenation

She turns to leave the hut to go tell the Leaf Queen the truth, not seeing that her tears actually healed the plant. Kneesaa starts to apologize, and her friends join in and beg not to be turned into leaves. The Queen asks if Kneesaa took good care of the plant before entering the hut. But when the Queen retrieves the plant, they all see that the plant is fine. The Queen then assures Kneesaa that she'll take good care of the Soul Trees one day. The wish plant then blooms some seeds for Kneesaa, which the Queen says she should plant them before it snows. Now the other Ewoks want Kneesaa to share her wish plant seeds.

Credits

By type

Cast

Uncredited cast

Crew

Uncredited crew

Special thanks

Cast

James Cranna as Teebo Denny Delk as Wicket Wystri Warrick Sue Murphy as Latara Jeanne Reynolds as Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka Additional Voices — Lucille Bliss, Richard Devon, Madeline, Richard Nelson, Michael Pritchard, Cody Ryan, Bob Sarlatte, Dan St. Paul, Jodie Smith, Morgan Upton

Crew

Written by — Bob Carrau Executive Producers — Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser Producers — Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, Clive A. Smith Supervising Producer — Lenora Hume Director — Dale Schott Production Designer — Kirk Henderson Story Editor — Paul Dini Voice Directors — Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser Casting — Judy Nelson Line Producer — Peter Hudecki Assistant Line Producer — Heather Walker Unit Manager — Richard Pimm Associate Producers — Paul Dini, Michael Dubil Production Co-ordinator — Judy Nelson Production Supervisor — Dale Cox Storyboard Director — Raymond Jafelice Layout Director — Arna Selznick Posing Director — Charlie Bonifacio Animation Director — Scott Glynn Art Director — Julie Eberley Storyboard Artists — Sam Agro, Jim Craig, Sam Dixon, Raymond Jafelice, Laura Shepherd, Tom Nesbitt, Frank Nissen Designers — Charles Bastien, Cynthia Ward, Patty Beausoleil, Ross Campbell Background Artist — Clive Powsey Main Title Design — John Hays Computer Animation — Illusion Studios Graphics — Kim Cleary Colour Designs — Mary Eklund, Alan Knappett, Lisa Ratke, Weronika Kaplanska, Lesley Headrick, Tom King, Suzanne Clark Layout — John Van Bruggen, Jeff Dickson, Anthony Van Bruggen, Rick Allen, Marie Carter, Rick Corrigan III, Michel Dazé, Diane Hare, Frank Lintzen, Jim Nakashima, Tim O'Halloran, Bob Smith, Ricardo Spinacé, Robert Rivard, Howard Lonn, Anthony Iacobelli, Scott Bennett, George Elliot, Doug Bennett, Glenn Chadwick, Brian Foster, John Guertin, Faye Hamilton, Karen Kewell, Royce Langford, Rob Sadler Posers — Charlie Bonifacio, Wendy Perdue, Gerry Fournier, Scott Glynn, Cynthia Ward, Jan Burton, Steve Whitehouse, Shawn Seles, Michelle Houston, Lil André, Shane Doyle, Tony Egizii, Mike Girard, Lynn Yamazaki, Greg Court, Dave Simmons, Woong Cheon Jang, Robert Koo, Pat Knight, Maureen Shelleau, John Pagan, Steve Fitch Special Effects — Core Animated Effects Ltd. Production Manager — Karyn Booth-Chadwick Design Co-ordinator — Cathy Parkes Storyboard Co-ordinator — Jan Steel Moffatt Layout Co-ordinator — Alexis Wallrich, Lisa Ratke Posing Co-ordinator — Willy Ashworth Xerography — Paul Hogarth Production Assistants — Steve Chadwick, Brenda Kelly, Lisa Ratke, Krishna Kadambari, Bill Zeats, Don Cretién, Nancy Shenton, Sunni Kerwin, Recinda Jeannine, Joy Folla Pre-Production Editors — Rob Kirkpatrick, Mac Holyoke, Phil Stilman, Glenn Barna, Ian Jeans, Steve Fraser, Keith Traver, Eric Hurlbut, Stephanie Crawford, Mike Reid Music by — Patrick Gleeson Animation Production — Wang Film Production Company Limited Post-Production Services Provided by — Sprockets Systems Supervising Editor — Teresa Eckton Music Editor — Robin Lee Sound Editors — Jeff Watts, Mary Helen Leasman Assistant Sound Editors — Tim Eaton, Greg Smith Re-Recording Mixer — Tom Johnson Recording at — Russian Hill Recording Colour Prints by — Monaco Labs Lucasfilm Ltd. In Association with — Nelvana Limited

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Baga Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka Latara Leaf Queen (First appearance) Light Spirit (Mentioned only) Teebo Wicket Wystri Warrick

Organisms

Bordok

Locations

Endor Happy Grove Bright Tree Village Royal Hut

Organizations and titles

Princess

Sentient species

Ewok

Vehicles and vessels

Cart Wagon

Miscellanea

Do-it-yourself warrior kit Soul Tree (Mentioned only) Sunberry dust Wish plant (First appearance)

Sources

• "A Star Wars CELibration" — Star Wars Insider 27

Notes and references

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